What causes a black child to be born albino?

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What causes a black child to be born albino?

2007-07-07 07:10:27 · 4 answers · asked by Super 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions

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Black, white, or any other people with albinism have little or no pigment in their eyes, skin, or hair. They have inherited genes that do not make the usual amounts of melanin.

2007-07-07 14:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

same thing that causes a white child to be albino. lack of pigment

2007-07-07 07:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's purely genetic.
One of the ancestors was white and the albino is a throwback to that ancestor.

2007-07-07 07:24:03 · answer #3 · answered by enirgo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

lack of pigment probably genetics

2007-07-07 07:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by N8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋